Decent construction/materials and an okay design. Waterproof materials and venting are where they should be. This bag functions as a backpack-type bag, so the straps are always present (ie. not detachable or hideable). When worn, the boots are fine off to the side, but some creative packing of the main/center compartment is needed to keep hard items off your back, as there is no padding on the bag where it sits against your back. I've got fairly large boots (29.5cm / 337mm), which fit nicely into the side pockets. When loaded with boots, though, the resulting center compartment space is essentially a deep triangle shape, which also requires creative packing to fit everything. Not that there isn't enough room - I am able to fit in gloves helmet, base layer, tools, hand towel, and goggles. My biggest issue is fitting my helmet (size large) into the main compartment when the boots are packed in the sides. My helmet only fits one way (front pointed down), and it's a tight fit (ear flaps folded in). There IS, however, still enough room above/below/in it for all the other stuff needed, it's just that the bag shape is not very conducive to helmet packing. Had the bag been an inch wider, this would easily have been remedied. Additionally, I would NOT come close to fitting ski pants in with everything else.

There's a nice little (~5"x10") zippered envelope attached to the top of the main compartment on the inside, too, which works well for holding smaller, loose stuff (keys, wallet, phone) so you're not having to dig thru the bottom of the bag to find after a day on the slopes. This, on top of the well-placed waterproof materials and venting are the key features for me.

All in all a decent bag with room for improvements. But the improvements I'm looking for (helmet space, straps, etc.) could probably be found on bags in the higher price point. Overall, seems worth the $ at this point.

Flying with ski gear is a tough deal but the boot bag held all our ski hats, goggles, socks, leggings, gloves, and some snacks as well as the cumbersome ski boots. It isn't padded like my old bag that was stolen but it's lighter in weight so that was a plus. Also, you need to have your ski or snow board boots in a "boot bag" otherwise the airlines will charge you for an extra bag. It's a great bag for the price, we got 2, one for me and my husband. Our friends wanted to know where they could buy them so that speaks for itself.

I got two of these bags for my son and me, and we are generally very happy with them. It is a lot easier to have a backpack-style boot carrier, and there is room for me to pack helmet/gloves/goggles and even my ski pants in the middle compartment. I subtracted one star because I think there is room for improvement -- tweak the boot compartment size slightly larger. (Maybe I am saying that because my son has big feet!) I'll probably have to look for a larger size for him in a year.

Bought for our 12 year old for ski club.
This bag is perfect size to hold:
* Boots
* Helmet
* Gloves, (2 pair)
* Hat
* Extra shirt
* Her ski coat
Bonus:
* Pouch area for money
* Spot for bottled water/snack

The bag worked great this season! She is not easy on her gear and this bag looks great now that the season is ending.
For the record: boots are shoe size 9, clothing is adult small and her jacket was a North face parka.
We will clean it, spray with waterproofing and use it again next year.
Well worth it! Great price for the quality

I bought this bag to travel with on planes for ski trips. I checked the bag and had no issues. The bag is large enough to hold my boots, helmet, gloves, goggles, and other misc. equipment. Between this bag and packing other random ski gear in my ski bag I had no issue. So far the bag has held up well.

The seller was great as well. I accidentally ordered a color I did not want and contacted the seller immediately asking for the different color. I did not get a response after a couple days, so I recontacted them again asking for the different color. I never got a response from the seller, BUT they did get my message and sent the color I wanted!